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'''Denialism''' is a mechanism which people or organizations employ in order to avoid inconvenient or uncomfortable truths.

'''Denialism''' is a mechanism which people or organizations employ in order to avoid inconvenient or uncomfortable [[truth]]s.

It refers to the choice of "denying reality" in order to champion a claim or theory.

It refers to the choice of "denying reality" in order to champion a claim or [[theory]].

One of the most well-known examples of denialism concerns the assertion that the extermination of Jews (see [[Holocaust denial]]) during the second world war never in fact happened.  

One of the most well-known examples of denialism concerns the assertion that the extermination of Jews (see [[Holocaust denial]]) during the [[second world war]] never in fact happened.  

Another example is the ex-President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who argued against the scientific consensus that [[HIV]] caused [[AIDS]]. This led to policies preventing thousands of HIV positive mothers in South Africa from receiving anti-retrovirals. It's estimated these policies led to the loss of more than 330,000 lives.<ref>[http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2002&issue=16004&article=00007&type=fulltext Denial and defiance: a socio-political analysis of AIDS in South Africa]</ref>

Another example is the ex-President of [[South Africa]], Thabo Mbeki, who argued against the scientific consensus that [[HIV]] caused [[AIDS]]. This led to policies preventing thousands of HIV positive mothers in South Africa from receiving anti-retrovirals. It's estimated these policies led to the loss of more than 330,000 lives.<ref>[http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2002&issue=16004&article=00007&type=fulltext Denial and defiance: a socio-political analysis of AIDS in South Africa]</ref>

Still another example is so-called "[[climate change]] denialism", which "[[global warming]]/climate change" alarmists throw around cavalierly as an accusation against skeptics of "global warming/climate change".  The [[environmental alarmism|alarmists]] who make such accusations attempt to conflate "climate change denialism" with actual [[Holocaust denial]], which is highly offensive to [[Holocaust]] survivors and their families and could be considered a form of [[anti-Semitism]], as those making accusations of "climate change denial" trivialize the Holocaust<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/24784  Environmentalists trivialize the Holocaust]</ref> by deliberately daring to make such comparisons and then insensitively using them as accusations without considering their words or how they will affect others.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2012/05/16/giving-the-global-warming-bully-a-free-pass/ Giving The Global Warming Bully A Free Pass]</ref>  When called out on their tactics, the "climate change" alarmists become defensive and self-righteous as they act offended while they dismissively accuse skeptics of "hysterical outrage" (a case of [[liberal projection|projection]] on the alarmists' part, as it is they themselves engaging in hysterical outrage over their offensive tactics being taken apart and called out) and, as liberals generally tend to do, refuse to take responsibility for their ill-considered comments.

Still another example is so-called "[[climate change]] denialism", which "[[global warming]]/climate change" alarmists throw around cavalierly as an accusation against skeptics of "global warming/climate change".  The [[environmental alarmism|alarmists]] who make such accusations attempt to conflate "climate change denialism" with actual [[Holocaust denial]], which is highly offensive to [[Holocaust]] survivors and their families and could be considered a form of [[anti-Semitism]], as those making accusations of "climate change denial" trivialize the Holocaust<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/24784  Environmentalists trivialize the Holocaust]</ref> by deliberately daring to make such comparisons and then insensitively using them as accusations without considering their words or how they will affect others.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2012/05/16/giving-the-global-warming-bully-a-free-pass/ Giving The Global Warming Bully A Free Pass]</ref>  When called out on their tactics, the "climate change" alarmists become defensive and self-righteous as they act offended while they dismissively accuse skeptics of "hysterical outrage" (a case of [[liberal projection|projection]] on the alarmists' part, as it is they themselves engaging in hysterical outrage over their offensive tactics being taken apart and called out) and, as liberals generally tend to do, refuse to take responsibility for their ill-considered comments.